The pharmacological action of kaempferol in central nervous system diseases: a review

J Silva dos Santos, JP Goncalves Cirino… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Kaempferol (KPF) is a flavonoid antioxidant found in fruits and vegetables. Many studies
have described the beneficial effects of dietary KPF in reducing the risk of chronic diseases …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and seizures: the neuronal energy crisis

G Zsurka, WS Kunz - The Lancet Neurology, 2015 - thelancet.com
Seizures are often the key manifestation of neurological diseases caused by pathogenic
mutations in 169 of the genes that have so far been identified to affect mitochondrial …

Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake by the MCU facilitates pyramidal neuron excitability and metabolism during action potential firing

CJ Groten, BA MacVicar - Communications Biology, 2022 - nature.com
Neuronal activation is fundamental to information processing by the brain and requires
mitochondrial energy metabolism. Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake by the mitochondrial Ca2+ …

[HTML][HTML] Release of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum and its subsequent influx into mitochondria trigger celastrol-induced paraptosis in cancer cells

MJ Yoon, AR Lee, SA Jeong, YS Kim, JY Kim… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Celastrol, a triterpene extracted from the Chinese “Thunder of God Vine”, is known to have
anticancer activity, but its underlying mechanism is not completely understood. In this study …

The mitochondrial epilepsies

A Lim, RH Thomas - European journal of paediatric neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are vital organelles within cells that undertake many important metabolic roles,
the most significant of which is to generate energy to support organ function. Dysfunction of …

Epilepsy in mitochondrial diseases—current state of knowledge on aetiology and treatment

D Wesół-Kucharska, D Rokicki, A Jezela-Stanek - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial diseases are a heterogeneous group of diseases resulting from energy deficit
and reduced adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production due to impaired oxidative …

Synergistic neuroprotection by epicatechin and quercetin: Activation of convergent mitochondrial signaling pathways

M Nichols, J Zhang, BM Polster, PA Elustondo… - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
In view of evidence that increased consumption of epicatechin (E) and quercetin (Q) may
reduce the risk of stroke, we have measured the effects of combining E and Q on …

Therapeutic strategies targeting mitochondrial calcium signaling: a new hope for neurological diseases?

LR Rodríguez, T Lapeña-Luzón, N Benetó… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Calcium (Ca2+) is a versatile secondary messenger involved in the regulation of a plethora
of different signaling pathways for cell maintenance. Specifically, intracellular Ca2+ …

Pathological impact of tau proteolytical process on neuronal and mitochondrial function: a crucial role in alzheimer's disease

MA Olesen, RA Quintanilla - Molecular Neurobiology, 2023 - Springer
Tau protein plays a pivotal role in the central nervous system (CNS), participating in
microtubule stability, axonal transport, and synaptic communication. Research interest has …

Mitochondrial calcium transporters mediate sensitivity to noise-induced losses of hair cells and cochlear synapses

X Wang, Y Zhu, H Long, S Pan, H Xiong… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria modulate cellular calcium homeostasis by the combined action of the
mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU), a selective calcium entry channel, and the sodium …